Amit Mitra gets charge of e-governance in Cabinet reshuffle

Kolkata: The state Finance Minister Amit Mitra has been given the charge of the E-Governance department.

At the same time, Chandrima Bhattacharya, who was Minister of State (Independent Charge) of E-Governance, has been made the Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the department of Planning and Statistics.

Asima Patra has been given the charge of Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the department of Programme Monitoring.

At present, Mitra is holding the portfolio of the state Finance minister, department of Industry, Commerce and Enterprises, department of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises and Textiles and department of Information Technology and Electronics. With a notification issued on Friday, Mitra will also be looking after the E-Governance department.

The Mamata Banerjee government has taken a series of steps to ensure e-governance in the state. Almost all departments have been brought under the purview of e-governance and stress was given on e-transactions.

It may be recalled that Mitra was given the charge of the Information Technology and Electronics department on October 4.

It may be mentioned that earlier, the Personnel and Administrative Reforms and E-Governance departments were together. Now, the E-Governance department has been separated from the Personnel and Administrative Reforms department.

Similarly, Planning, Statistics and Programme Monitoring were together under one department. Whereas now, Programme Monitoring is a separate department, with Asima Patra as its Minister of State with Independent Charge. Chandrima Bhattacharya is the Minister of State with Independent Charge of the department of Planning and Statistics.

Bhattacharya will also continue as the Minister of State for the state Health department, department of Land and Land Reforms and Refugee relief and Rehabilitation and department of Tribal Development. Meanwhile, Patra will continue as Minister of State for Backward Classes Welfare department, department of Agriculture and department of Fisheries.